Pandemics in the Pages of ‘The Stand,’ ‘Severance’ and More

For centuries, novelists and fiction writers have imagined what plagues and virus outbreaks could look like, and many readers are seeking these books out amid concerns about the coronavirus. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2020-03-12 09:00:29 UTC ]
News tagged with: #fiction writers #amid concerns #novelists

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Pandemics in the Pages of ‘The Stand,’ ‘Severance’ and More'


Amazon to pay KDP authors 'per page'

Amazon is changing the way it pays self-published authors whose books are enlisted in the Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owners Lending library to a pay-per-page-read model. From 1st July, it will pay Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) author royalties depending on how many pages of a book a customer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #uk authors #kindle unlimited #1st july


Single page of notes wins SF author John Scalzi $3.4m deal

Publisher Tor says ‘we’d be nuts to decline’ 13-book contract, which will include three young adult novels alongside next instalments of Old Man’s War seriesAmerican science fiction author John Scalzi has signed a 10-year, 13-book deal with publishers Tor, which will net him $3.4m (£2.2m).Scalzi... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Elon Musk is afraid Larry Page might end up destroying the world

When SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk recently said that with artificial intelligence we’re "summoning the demon", he wasn’t joking. He was genuinely concerned about artificial intelligence turning against humanity, and according to a new book by Ashlee Vance, he still is. In his new book,... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #elon musk #artificial intelligence


The New York Times Invites Advertisers to the Page One Edit Meeting

Among traditional publishing companies, few have the journalistic heft of The New York Times. The 163-year-old institution has long had a strong moat around its newsroom to protect its journalistic integrity from business influences. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Standing ovation for Charlie Hebdo at PEN Gala

The editors at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were given a standing ovation when collecting an award at the PEN America Gala last night (5th May), according to news reports, despite the absence of a number of prominent authors in protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #standing ovation #charlie hebdo #pen gala #news reports #prominent authors


CNL makes a stand on event fees

The French National Book Centre (Centre National du Livre, CNL) will cut subsidies for the 90-plus book fairs and literary festivals it supports next year if organisers do not agree to pay authors for giving talks and participating in debates.  Meetings are being held with organisers, none of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book fairs #literary festivals #pay authors


Wildcard Award: Win a Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Enter to win the Frankfurt Book Fair's 2015 Wildcard Award, a competition for creative companies to win a free, 8-square-meter stand at the world's largest book fair The post Wildcard Award: Win a Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Page One’s 21st-Century Asian Bookstore Strategy

Singapore-based Page One's new bookstore concept in Hong Kong started by looking at what readers loved in books and building from there, says CEO Mark Tan. The post Page One’s 21st-Century Asian Bookstore Strategy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Controversy Courts Several Australian Cookbook Publishers

Controversy has courted a pair of Australian cookbooks this week, with one being scrapped after claims that a recipe therein might be dangerous. The post Controversy Courts Several Australian Cookbook Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Apple Runs First Watch Ads: 12 Pages in Vogue

The first marketing for Apple Watch has arrived in a customary form for the brand: glossy print ads.The March issue of Conde Nast's Vogue includes 12 pages of advertising for Apple's upcoming device, set to go on sale in April. The three versions -- the leather-bound standard model, a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #march issue #conde nast #fashion magazines


Turkey to Facebook: ban pages that insult the Prophet Mohammad or we'll block you

Over the weekend a court in Turkey told Facebook to block several pages that had been deemed to insult the Prophet Mohammad. A court order was delivered to the social network with the threat that if Facebook failed to comply, the site would be completely blocked in Turkey. Turkey's banging of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #facebook failed #court order


Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One

Atlantic Media's business news site Quartz may draw the bulk of the headlines, but the company is trying a similar digital-first strategy with the niche but lucrative world of national defense trade publishing. The post Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #atlantic media


Teens prefer the printed page to ebooks

Newsflash You’d think teenagers would shun traditional print books for e-readers. But the latest survey says that’s not true… what do you think?Read site member Butterfly Rainbow’s How I fell in love with my KindleDo you prefer real books (made out of paper etc) to ebooks? The latest stats on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #latest survey #printed page #latest stats #early adopters


News Sites Top List of Slowest-Loading Web Pages

Our fragmented attention spans are so fickle that if something doesn't grab us in the first few seconds, we're likely to turn away. Research by Web performance monitoring company Catchpoint Systems suggests that news sites may be in trouble because publishers are putting too many assets on... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #video advertising #increasingly made #industry moves #drive traffic


Taking a Page from the 'Baking Bible'

Test-driving the Chocolate Sweetheart Madeleines from Rose Levy Beranbaum’s 'The Baking Bible,' which we called, in our starred review, a "worthy tome" and a "must-have gem." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #starred review


Moroccans Finally Make a Stand in Frankfurt

Working in multiple language and genres, twelve publishers from Morocco exhibited together at the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Editorial from Frankfurt: Why We Can’t Afford to Stand Still

Ed Nawotka reflects from the Frankfurt Book Fair about HarperCollins' move into Germany and why publishers must continue to evolve. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


MPA Subs Audience Data for Ad Pages

Ad pages are gone and in their place, the MPA has released collection of audience data for magazine brands across the industry. The new initiative, Magazine Media 360, changes the narrative from one of consistent declines—ad pages were down in each of the last 4 years, according to t Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ad pages #audience data #magazine brands


Magazine Metrics Expand Beyond Ad Pages to Digital

For decades, ad pages were one of the key metrics for gauging the overall health of a magazine. But as magazine brands have come to encompass more than just a printed product, publishing industry insiders have been looking for new data that better reflect those changes. This week MPA–The... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #media buyers #brenda white #managing partner #big loss #total revenue


Tampa Bay Times Cuts Employee Pay 5 Percent, Reduces Severance Payments

Paul Tash, CEO and chairman of the Times, announced the cuts in a memo to employees Thursday, citing a difficult summer that resulted in lower than expected revenue. "Newspaper publishing remains a tough business," he wrote. Anticipating jo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #expected revenue